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V'den of Brown Yoneth
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Name: V'den
Age: 22
Nameday: 3553.10.17
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Rank: Junior Wyerling
Location: Western
Former Craft: Runnercrafter
Physical Description:
Your first impression of V'den might be that he'd look more at home in a barn than a weyr and until recently you wouldn't have been wrong in that assessment.
Tall and slim, with smooth lightly tanned skin that freckles around his shoulders and back, the young man clearly spent a lot of time outdoors in the sun in his youth. His parents used to compare him to a foal because he was all leg when he was a kid, not to mention clumsy and running everywhere, and he's still long in the leg as an adult, with the gentle musculature of someone who can sprint a fair distance but would be absolutely lost trying to lift a substantial weight.
He's got dark, expressive, forest green eyes, and his deep chestnut hair is already starting to fade to a golden brown in the Western sun. His hair is usually worn in a tight pony tail falling just below his shoulders, though he realizes it's probably best he cut it before he starts flying thread next turn.
His features are somewhat plain, though he's got a strong nose and jaw, and he often doesn't bother to shave for a few days at a time, which adds a bit to the small hold runnerbeastcrafter look.
Personality:
A few turns ago, those who knew him would have described V'den as a gentle boy. Calm, open, positive, wonderful with animals but just a bit puzzled with people. A quiet kid who was prone to go off thinking for ages if you'd let him, and content to do it at that.
These days, he's more self assured. He isn't easy to anger, it isn't in his nature, but he'll damn well speak up if he thinks he thinks something isn't right. As introspective as he is he's often sure he knows best because other people just don't put as much consideration into everything as he does; if they don't see he's right, they probably haven't thought about it enough.
He's still positive as well, but it's guarded, and it's realistic, and it's something he'll actively work to manifest; he has no patience for anyone who won't work towards the future they hope will come to pass; he may understand and sympathize with their point of view, but he also knows things won't just work out because you wish them to. Yoneth only reinforces this ideal in him and if it wasn't set in stone before impression it certainly is now.
He's compassionate, that's also at the core of who he is, but his expression of that compassion has changed from open emotional displays to demonstrations of how much he cares. If a family member has a problem, they're not getting a hug, they're getting anything he can give to fix it. It gets more done, but sometimes people just want a hug, particularly his young sisters who weren't sure they liked how seemingly insensitive their sweet older brother was getting before he was searched.
His awkwardness with people, what those close to him described as puzzlement, has dissipated as well. Both the time he spent away from the hold and his sexuality were factors in how alienated he felt from the people of the hold, but being more engaged in hold life in the past few turns has helped that immensely, as has Yoneth who will never leave him feeling like an outsider again.
There are much worse things than scorn, he realizes that since the return of thread made the world more of a danger, unfortunately that realization has brought on some control issues because he gets anxious thinking about those "worse things", what needs to be done to prevent them, and stressing over other people not understanding how important every choice could be.
Overall, he's very aware of how his personality has shifted and he sees it as a positive. The world has changed, and so has he, and he feels like a stronger and more capable person than he was in the past. The fact that the big changes in himself are the things Yoneth respects most about him will keep him from ever regretting any of it.
Positive Trait List Confident, steady, thoughtful, realistic optimist, caring, generous with his time/effort.
Negative Trait List Reserved, moderately introverted, holds people to unreasonable standards, anxious about mistakes, opinionated, dogmatic.
History: Vesden is a runnercrafter, though he refuses to call himself such the past few turns. From the time he was old enough to brush hides and fill troughs he's been out in the fields with his family's runners and it suited him well; while his siblings lamented the life they were born into and planned to get out the moment they were of age, Vesden looked forward to a time when he'd have the responsibility and privilege of cultivating the lines his family had been breeding for centuries.
His time among the people of the hold was limited. He preferred to act as something of a shepherd for the herd, keeping an eye on them most of the day and occasionally spending nights out under the stars. He enjoyed that life, it was peaceful and he felt more connected to pern that way than he did trapped inside with too many people. That's likely how he was missed on search until his twenties.
Sometimes he felt he was as close to his runners as he was to his family, though he did treasure his siblings and took to the role of older brother like a dragon takes to flight. He was always a very supportive and forward thinking brother, encouraging his siblings in whatever they wanted out of life, and was proud to be the one they came to with problems or to share their accomplishments.
While his parents were pestering him to find a wife and give them some grandchildren, that was of very little interest to him despite how good he was with the kids in his life, and he had come to accept that he might have to live a life of solitude rather than tell anyone why he wasn't going to find a wife and start a family of his own.
That was the life he was set on; one where he would be a successful beastcrafter, a fantastic brother, probably a favorite uncle before long, and he would spend his days outdoors with the animals he loved working hard and enjoying the land.
Everything changed when thread returned, of course, and the life he expected to inherit was upended. He survived his first threadfall through quick thinking and sheer luck, but he lost all the runners he'd been responsible for. While this isn't something he blames himself for (he's proud of surviving that day at all) his family's runner line was completely decimated.
His father and two sisters survived, while his mother and younger brother were out working and didn't make it. Until he was searched, the four of them were at the main hold, helping to rebuild. He made a good life of that, doing his best to numb himself to the situation (because honestly who had time to deal with all of that as it was happening?) and make himself useful. As things stabilized there and returned to routine, he was forced to wonder what there was for him in the world, and he had a strong feeling that it was time to move on and find a purpose, and a purpose was just what he found in Yoneth.
Family:
Father 44
Sister 10
Sister 13
Mother 46 - Presumed Deceased
Brother 17 - Presumed Deceased
Brown YonethWritten by Uta
Colored by demon_pachabel
Origin of Name: Yoneth is named after the famous Irimote cat Yon. Yon was hit by a car on August 6, 1996 then rehabilitated at the Iriomote Wildlife Conservation Center. He died on April 9, 2011 at the estimated age of fifteen years and one month, the longest confirmed lifespan of any Iriomote cat.
Yon was permanently handicapped after his accident; his left paw was paralyzed, and he tended to move towards the right.
Yon was the first Iriomote cat to be kept for an extended period of time, the only to be saved after an accident, and the first to go through rehabilitation. Other Iriomote cats that were rescued either died immediately or shortly after being brought in for care. Additionally, though he was never returned to the wild, his care and life in captivity means he's the bst example of the cats' natural behavior. Due to difficulties observing them in the wild, and very few cases of the cats being cared for by people, the records of his health care will help injured and sick Iriomote cats in the future.
Inspiration: Iriomote Cat
The Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) is a subspecies of the leopard cat that lives exclusively on the Japanese island of Iriomote. It has been listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008, as the only population comprises fewer than 250 adult individuals and is considered declining. As of 2007, there were an estimated 100–109 individuals remaining.
Iriomote consists predominantly of low mountains ranging 300–460 m (980–1,510 ft) in elevation with sub-tropical evergreen forest, including extensive belts of mangrove along the waterways. It is the smallest habitat of any wild cat species in the world. They prefer areas near rivers, forest edges, and places with low humidity. Iriomote cats are terrestrial, but climb trees, go into the water and also swim. They are nocturnal and especially active during twilight hours. During the daytime, they sleep in tree hollows or in caves.
Iriomote cats are usually solitary. Their home range varies seasonally and also individually, and is smaller during the mating season. The cats are also territorial. Home ranges of males and females overlap, and one to two females live within a male's home range. Typically, home ranges of same gender cats will not overlap, but partial overlaps are seen. Often, these small overlaps are hunting grounds. It is thought that they patrol their territories during three to four days, marking and hunting as they go.
Young male Iriomote cats and some adult cats are transient, wandering over the island and waiting for an open home range slot that they can occupy by marking this area. Female cats allow their young to stay in their own home range and mark a new territory once the next breeding season comes.
Personality: You will never find a more honest dragon than Yoneth--and that, in itself, is often a problem. This brown dragon has a tendency to speak his mind freely, openly, and doesn't pull his punches when it comes to the truth. If you don't want his honest opinion than you had better not ask! Of course, Yoneth doesn't mean to be cruel with his words, but he can be quite careless as far as feelings go. His need to speak the truth, married to his natural practicality, means that feelings aren't often part of his equation.
This isn't to say he's heartless, not at all! Yoneth knows love through his rider, and adores them above all else; he knows pride through his Weyr; he knows duty thanks to the return of Thread. This dragon has feelings, he just tends to be less emotional than some. At his best, his presence could be considered calming, at least when he's inclined to offer assurance or peace to another. While some of his clutchmates might be prone to uncertainty or anxiety, Yoneth is always a steady presence and doesn't get overly upset or stressed. When things go bad, Yoneth can usually come through with a clear head and can be leaned upon by those who get tangled up in panic; it is a rare instance indeed when Yoneth is unsure of himself. Even as a hatchling, this brown has always been centered and calm. He is a brown who knows his place in the world, and knows what he can offer Pern. That said, his rider will know that there are gentle and tender hearts deep within the brown; he just isn't always great at showing them so readily.
A solemn character, this brown tends to be on the serious side. He has a good heart, but isn't known to be the warmest of beings. Yes, he is reliable, but his practicality almost goes too far, and keeps him a touch too serious. No one ever promised you a rose garden, and he isn't afraid to say as much. Life is tough, and Yoneth seems to wear the weight of it upon his shoulders. He isn't here to be sweet, or adorable; he is here to fight Pern's ancient enemy, and to ensure his rider and he succeed in their duties. This attitude, along with a carelessness of others feelings, means he can drive away friends or allies; or hurt those he cares about most. He doesn't know how to be tactful and certainly doesn't know how to curb his tongue. His rider will need to try to help him navigate the waters of when to speak, and when it's best to say nothing at all. His rider will also come to know that sometimes, Yoneth's solemn nature, does weigh heavy on the brown, who might quietly ache to be accepted for who he is as a whole.
Yoneth is also known to be quite territorial. Western Weyr is his home, and that will never change. There is no place else in the world he would deign to be, so if his rider wishes to leave the Weyr or transfer out, they will find firm and potentially aggressive resistance. Once assigned his own ledge or wallow, you can bet Yoneth will be quite vocal about it being his. His weyr, and you had better have an invitation to perch upon it, lest face his ire. This brown, for all his practicality and steady nature, does not often like to share. While he might be convinced to do so, he will do it grudgingly, and likely drive others out as soon as he's able. When it comes to outsiders and individuals who aren't loyal to Western Weyr, Yoneth looks upon them with great suspicion and mistrust.
Any mates he might take on as an adult might well find themselves run out of his weyr, because it is HIS, not theirs. It would take a true love to open him up to the idea of sharing. His carelessness with others feelings might mean he unintentionally breaks hearts or turn others off by being too honest or forthright. Additionally, should anyone start looking at his rider too closely or as a long term interest, will find a very unhappy and snarling brown.
Positive Traits: Honest, Practical, Steady
Negative Traits: Territorial, Careless, Solemn
Nanner Egg: A small egg that seems to exude a calm air about it.
Adult Size: 30'
Physical Attributes: Yoneth is quite small for a brown, with a delicate frame to match. He's built more like the greens and blues of the Weyr than the heavier bronzes or larger browns. He is thin and sleek, and prone to under-eating; his rider will need to ensure this picky eater is actually eating enough!
Additional Notes: Yoneth is particularly fond of sea wherries. While mountain wherries tend to be more common in in the Weyr, due to a perceived better flavor, Yoneth will always have a taste for the rarer selection.
When it comes to flights, Yoneth is much more swift and agile. He'll likely have a preference for chasing the smaller greens than golds. Not only are they often substantially larger and heaver than him, but he will struggle to keep up with long flights. Territorial, Yoneth tends to dislike heavy competition, and if he is the chosen suitor, he will likely not wish to share them.
Impression Effect: Vesden will find that from the moment Yoneth chose him, he will stand taller, have renewed and even doubled confidence, and find that any doubts or worries he had about his sexuality, or how others perceive him, will be melted away by nothing but unending support. Yoneth will be his pillar in all things, and will keep him shielded from the world's scorn.
Why Me? Vesden (Lothwolf)
Vesden's innate practicality is what initially drew Yoneth's interest. This brown liked that Vesden is a bit more realistic about the world; no one will simply give them what they want, they must work hard to earn it. Nothing in life comes free, after all, and Yoneth appreciates that his rider has come to understand such things and lives with a more realistic ideal. This brown dragon will come to enjoy discussing the world with His, ever interested in seeing how close their perspectives match, and having intellectual conversations when their views cross. Vesden's steady presence matches well with Yoneth's own, and both can compliment one another nicely. When Yoneth is feeling particularly territorial or aggressive due to someone stepping into his space, Vesden can better temper his brown, or at least be a voice of reason; on the flipside, when Vesden begins to worry about things getting done right, or begins to get overly fussy, Yoneth's steady presence can hopefully soothe such woes.
Vesden was exactly the sort of individual Yoneth craved. Vesden's compassionate nature will be a good influence on Yoneth, who has always struggled to mince his words or views of others. His rider will be able to help balance Yoneth's careless attitude, and bring warmth to an overly-serious and overly-practical dragon. Vesden will help draw a more caring side out of Yoneth, even as Yoneth can be truly himself around His without judgment or ire. Yoneth knows he isn't always everyone's favorite dragon, primarily due to his overly-honest nature; but Vesden will never turn him away, and Yoneth will never let the other down. Never will Vesden need to feel scorned again, for his Yoneth will be at his side, forever and for always.
Original Profiles:
V'den
Yoneth
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